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Old 03-06-2006, 02:46 AM
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After the break in, Daisy got 43-44 consistently in almost all city driving in warm weather. However, with winter here, she's getting more like 38-40mpg. I was disappointed at first with the drop off in mileage, but it has stabilized and everyone seems to blame the cold weather, from the dealer to the TDI owners here.

Manual trans. Our weather is crazy. Ranges from -20F(week of Valentines) to 65F(this week). Not using Bio right now. What does blended/unblended mean? I don't use anything special in the tank and I usually drive her fairly gently, minimal fast starts or revving. She's got 17,500 miles on her in 16 months and is garaged all the time. Hope all this info helps some!

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